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I love moto, it is my passion, i'm always dreaming about and and thinking of how to get better (probably like most kids). My Family doesn't have a motocross background, i'm the first in the fam to do it. My problem is that my moms really paranoid so she never lets me go on my own, I always go with either my mom or dad. I'd be fine with this if they actually would take me more then 3 times a year... They are always to busy to take me. I'm 17 and have gone with my friends a couple times but they found out and got pissed. I'm not 18 until august 16 so in the mean time I need some advice on persuading her to let me go alone. It's torturer, HELP
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And your Mom is right to not let you go on your own or with a "friend" (who most likely isn't 18 either). This sport is very dangerous, who's going to load your ass up and sit in a hospital all night filling out paperwork if you bail and break a couple bones? Certainly not your buddy, as a teenager it needs to be your parent or something close to it.
Even at 39, my dad still spends the whole race day with me and won't leave until my truck is loaded...I consider myself very lucky.
Someday you will appreciate that..
My Dad would not let me race moto, it was always hockey, hockey, hockey. He even bought bikes for me for working for him in the summers and having good grades, but he would never let me race. He had his reasons, and some of them are good. I have a son who is 18 and thinks dirt bikes are stupid and dangerous.....he is probably right. Him not racing doesn't break my heart.
You have the passion and are almost an "adult". Study hard, get a good job, and then you can buy a KTM 250 XC-W and go riding and trail riding all you want.
My Dad died when I was 16, and for 36 years, I have missed him every day.
In the 3 times you do go, make sure you make it fun for them and you. Introduce them to a nice family, show them some fun things they can do besides worry and watch.
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Thans thats very good advice i'll do that next time! Gotta cherish and appreciate the time you have with your loved ones
I just buried my mom at the end of September, and I think about the wisdom she passed on to me all through her years. Every day. Trust me. There will come a time when YOU will look back, as I do. You'll appreciate what she's doing right now, even if it is a pain right now.
if you can't overcome your mom's worry about you getting hurt, when you do get hurt,( your racing)
the injury won't heal quick enough with all the " I told you so's" you heard from mom.
I told my boys (now20&21)you can do whatever you want to when you are 18 and can pay for it yourself.One is in the Army and just got back from Afganistan and is in Airborne school and my oldest is in Air Force boot camp as of 3 weeks ago trying for Officer(he has some college).
They lived 600 mi away with mom and we rode when we could when they would come down to visit.
Respect both your parents wishes.
Less than a year you can do what you want to.
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First off I told her that I wanted to take riding seriously, and for me to do so I couldnt be out drinking and smoking with the kids my own age ( her usual response was that I shouldnt be doing that anyway at my age, but I told her to think honestly and realistically and that is just the kind of shit high school kids do).
Second you need to work your ass off at school and at home and prove to them that your serious about everything including riding. If they need any chores done around the house you gotta do them without a second thought. They are gonna look for reasons for you to not ride, and you cant give them another reason.
Honestly man if your parents dont budge then your kind of shit outta luck, but dont give up. My mom didnt budge for a solid year, but I showed her this is what I wanted to do and that it was important to me and I was gonna work my ass off everyday and finally one day she just said "o.k, go for it".
You wont know until you try.
Good luck buddy,
Ryan Moscrop
Pit Row
That said, if they say no, do what they say. When you are 18 you can do whatever you want. I don't recommend ever going riding alone, but if you do the track is surely a much better place than the hills. It really isn't too hard to find people to go with though, every time I am at the track it seems like I meet someone who wants to go ride sometime.
BTW, the guy who said you need someone who will sit at the hospital with you and fill out paperwork all night... if you don't have buddys that would do that for you you need to find new friends.
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